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Ultimate in Germany

This page is dedicated to foreign readers that want to learn something about Ultimate in Germany. It gives you a short overview over the sport, structure and latest results.

General Informations

The governing body for Ultimate in Germany is the „Deutscher Frisbeesport-Verband“ (DFV). In September 2013 there were nearly 2500 frisbeeplayers registered at the DFV, but including the not registered players there should be around 6000 players all over the country. In Europe only the UK has more registered players.

Nearly every bigger town in the country houses a team – total there are more than 50 registered teams in the country (May 2012). Over 46 open and women teams competet at the recent German Championships, which finals took place in Frankfurt. Within Germany the biggest hotbeds of ultimate are Berlin, Munich and the area of Heilbronn. Despite being one of the biggest Ultimate nations in Europe the sport it is not jet recognized as an official sport by the government. You can get more informations at website of the DFV.

Furthermore you can get insights into the German programs by reading this well written articles by Get Horizontal and Ultiworld: